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Northwest Career College is a very small two-year, private for-profit school with 1,965 students enrolled. This college is one of the 21 colleges located in
Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Academic Offerings
1-year certificate and associate's degree are offered at Northwest Career College.
Majors
Offered
13
Northwest Career College deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers 13 majors. The most popular concentrations are Medical Assistant, Dental, Massage Therapy and Chiropractic, Pharmacy, and Paralegal. Read the details about
Majors offered at this college and see program
Ratings.
It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.
Northwest Career College student retention rate is fair at 74% (close to Nevada average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.
Student Retention
74%
Fair
The graduation rate at Northwest Career College is good - 74%.
Student to faculty ratio at Northwest Career College is quite disappointing - 35:1. Find out more on instructors at this college in the
Faculty & Salaries report.
Admissions Information
The college will consider accepting your credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities) at entry.
The undergraduate application fee at Northwest Career College is $100.00.
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Northwest Career College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (702) 254-7577 or check
Northwest Career College Website.
Opportunities and Services
Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Northwest Career College offers a distance education program and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Northwest Career College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.
Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at Northwest Career College.
Based on the college crime numbers, Northwest Career College appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the
Campus Crime report for this college.
Northwest Career College Location and Address
Postal Address:
Northwest Career College
7398 Smoke Ranch Road, Ste 100
Las Vegas, Nevada
89128, USA